Group knowledge
IN the human medical field, working as a team undoubtedly improves patient outcome, so how can we maximise the effect in the equine veterinary field? Clearly, in a veterinary hospital setting vets, nurses and support staff need to work in a synchronised way. But on the road, where “ambulatory” equine vets are at times working alone, with remote support staff, how can we achieve this?
Day-to-day, the average UK horse is attended to by a fair few people: owners, riders, trainers, grooms, farriers, physiotherapists, chiropractors, osteopaths, equine dental technicians, saddlers, nutritionists… and that’s not all. How can these people identify and solve health, ridden, performance and, ultimately, welfare-related problems better? The answer is by working together. As vets
